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Trouble in Paradise (ITV1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Trouble in Paradise is unnecessary confirmation that the trend for shamelessly combining proven formats continues....
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NewsCampbell ruling spells trouble for TV news
News broadcasters could be sued for inadvertently filming members of the public following model Naomi Campbell's privacy victory against the Daily Mirror yesterday, legal experts have warned.
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Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Living TV) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'They don't have the natural confidence of the US team; they're less slick, less natural. I think they're trying to...
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Fairy Godfathers (C4) - Robert Hanks, Independent
'As with so many 'reality' shows, reality was shoehorned to fit stereotypical narrative patterns.'...
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NewsThee shortlisted for BBC Technology sale
The BBC has cut the shortlist of potential buyers for BBC Technology down to three.
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NewsPEER POLL: Copy-cat TV
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Are commissioners guilty of copy-catting good ideas?
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NewsLet battle commence
In the interests of pursuing the government's digital switchover plans, the BBC is calling for a FreeSat service to rival Sky. So would the creation of ?FreeSat' lead to a new satellite war.
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The Protectors (BBC1) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'The Protectors was an exemplary documentary about the public protection team charged with taking care of Adrian, o...
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The Protectors (BBC1) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The Protectors raised an extremely difficult question: how should a civilised society treat paedophiles once they'...
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The Protectors (BBC1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Even the most wishy-washy liberal do-gooder must have squirmed uncomfortably during The Protectors.' ...
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New Servants (BBC2) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'New Servants proved to be a painfully tedious documentary whose true purpose might almost have been to stoke up cl...
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New Servants (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'It was another documentary, treading in the fresh footprints left by last week's Domestic Army on ITV1.' ...
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Granada to peer into China's mind
Granada is making a four-part, multimillion-pound documentary for BBC2 about the state of modern China, after gaining unprecedented official access from the communist government.
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Living orders show by celebrity hairdresser
Celebrity hairdresser Simon Forbes has set up an independent production company and bagged his first commission from Living TV, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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Everything must go set to return to ITV1
ITV1 controller of daytime Liam Hamilton has recommissioned lifestyle series Everything Must Go from Hotbed Media. The Birmingham-based indie will produce a further 50 x 60-minute episodes of the house clearance and collectibles series, which will be screened from September. Hotbed has just commenced production on the new series and ...
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Five to examine do-it-yourself surgery
Zig Zag Productions has been commissioned to make a one-hour documentary for Five about people who perform surgery on themselves in extreme circumstances. DIY Surgery, which will be broadcast later this year, has been commissioned by Five commissioning editor for factual entertainment Liam Humphreys. It will be executive produced by ...
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BBC4 pays tribute to british folk singer
BBC4 has commissioned a 60-minute profile of the late British folk singer Bob Copper from Brighton-based indie Synchronicity Production. Coppersongs will feature recent interview footage of the star who died aged 88 two days after the film was completed. Produced by David Battcock, with Fiona Morris and David Jackson as ...
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C4 literary investment starts paying off
British writer Ian McEwan will interview US novelist John Updike in an hour-long special to be shown on Channel 4 during the Hay-on-Wye Festival at the end of the month. The programme, which will be produced by Juniper Communications, is the first commission to result from C4's three-year sponsorship of ...
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Extreme to air gumball rally series
Extreme Sports Channel has commissioned Sunset+Vine to make a 6 x 30-minute series about the Gumball 3000 rally, which runs from Paris to the Sahara and back. The channel will premiere the race in July in the UK and Europe. Extreme has also commissioned 60-minute in-house production Come Out and ...